Telegraph-instrument stand



PATENTED JAN. 26, 1904.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1903.

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citizen of the United States, residing at Staunton, in the county ofAugusta and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Tele-.graph-Instrument Stand, of which the followgraphic use, the object beingto provide a stand the complete working outfit of a telegraph PatentedJanuary 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES WILSON LEECH, OF STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.

TELEGRAPH-INSTRUMENT STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 750,289, dated January26, 1904.

Application filed January 6,1908.

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that I, J AMES WILSON LEEoH, a

ing is a specification.

Thls inventlon is an improved stand for telecapable of holding in aconvenient manner operatornamely, the key, sounder, relay, andresonator.

Another object is to provide a stand which will greatly economize in thetable-space required for the complete outfit, and a still further objectis to provide a stand which can be quickly and easily removed in case offire.

With these and certain other objects in view the invention consists,essentially, in providing a stand comprising a base for the key, astandard extending upward therefrom and supporting the relay-rest, theresonator and sounder being supported above the relay by means ofmetallic side pieces which serve as supports and also as electricconductors and, furthermore, serve to increase the resonating propertiesof the resonator.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction andcombination of parts, all of which will be fully described, and pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view of the stand devoid of instruments. Fig. 2 is a frontview of the stand with instruments arranged thereon. Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view of the stand, and Fig. 4 is a detail showing aportion of the bottom of the base.

In constructing a stand in accordance with my invention I employ a baseA, of wood or metal and of any suitable shape, and to this base isattached a tubular metallic standard B, which supports a board C uponits upper end. Metallic plates D D are attached to the opposite ends ofthe board C, said plates being bent inwardly or flanged at their upperends, as shown at D D, and connected to said bent or Serial No. 138,081.(No model.)

flanged portion is a resonator-box E, constructed of thin wood or othersuitable material, so as to produce the best effect. Atelegraph-key F isarranged upon the base A, arelayG upon the board C, and a sounder H uponthe bottom of the resonator-box. The local battery-wires and the mainline-wires extend up through the standard B to their respectiveconnections, the main line-wires connecting to key F and relay Gr, localwires connecting to relay G and sounder H. The wires Gr, leading fromthe relay, are connected to the metallic supporting-plates D, and thewires H,

leading to the sounder, are connected to the upper end of said plate D,as most clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thus it will be seen that the metalplates D D, while serving as supports, also form parts of the circuit,and, furthermore, they materially increase the resonating properties ofthe. resonator.

A stand constructed as herein shown and described saves a great deal oftable-room, inasmuch as these three instruments have Heretofore beenfastened down to the table at different points. By this device only thearea of the base is taken up on the table. This leaves the balance ofthe table-surface free, which is a decided advantage in cases where thetelegraph operator is also express agent and railway-station master, asfrequently occurs at small railway-stations. It is especially useful ineditorial rooms where tablespace is much desired. The editor andoperator could use the same table, the instrumentstand occupying onlythe base-space, leaving the table or desk for the editors use. When theinstrument is not in use, it may be removed, put aside, as atype-writer, until needed again. The same may be said of broker andprivate offices.

The stand can be so arranged that it can be quickly and easily detachedfrom the table, in which case the line and local wires would be providedwith plugs to make suitable contact. By constructing the stand in thismanner it makes a complete portable outfit particularly adapted foremergency or temporary stations.

Other advantageous features of my invention will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art to which it relates.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by 2. A stand comprising a base, a standard thereon, aboard upon the standard, the metal side pieces secured to the board andthe resonator-box arranged upon the metal side pieces.

3. A stand comprising a base, a tubular standard, a board upon thestandard, the metallic side pieces connected to the board, theresonator-box supported upon the metallic side pieces and means formaking electrical connection with said side pieces.

4:. A stand comprising a base having a key arranged thereon, a tubularstandard, a board and a relay arranged thereon, a resonator-box having asounder arranged thereon, and the metallic side pieces connecting therelay-board and resonator-box, said side pieces forming part of thecircuit between the relay and sounder, as specified.

5. In-a telegraph-instrument stand, a relaybase provided with means forreceiving electrical connections, a resonator-box above the sameprovided with means for receiving electrical connections, metallic sidepieces secured to the base and the box respectively, and means formaking electrical connections with said side pieces. 7 r r r 6. In atelegraph-instrument stand, a relaybase and a resonator-box, one abovethe other and each provided with means for receiving electricalconnections, metallic side pieces secured to the base and the box,respectively, and holding the base of the resonator substantiallyparallel with the relay-base, and means for forming electricalconnections with the side pieces.

7. In a telegraph-instrument stand, a relaybase and a resonator-boxabove the same, each provided with means for receiving electricalconnections, metallic side pieces secured at their ends to the base andthe box respectively, and each provided with means for formingelectrical connections, and a hollow standard secured to the base andprovided with means for forming electrical connections with instrumentson the base and in the box respectively, and with said side pieces.

8. In a telegraph-instrument stand, a perforated relay-base, aresonator-box, metallic side pieces secured to said base and boxrespectively, a hollow standard secured to the base with its hollowregistering with said perforations, wires in the standard and wiresconnected with the side pieces for forming electrical connectionstherewith.

JAMES WILSON LEECH.

Witnesses:

B. N. FIGGAT, GEO. KEISTER.

